Joe Rosenthal and the flag on Iwo Jima
The story of perhaps the defining image of World War II, captured atop Mount Suribachi by an AP photographer on Feb. 23, 1945.
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Joe Morton: War correspondent executed by the Nazis
Joe Morton made his name as a war correspondent by striking out on his own in out-of-the-way places. His last solo mission would end up costing him his life.
Read moreJ.R. Krantz dangles from a B-29, miles over Japan
J.R. Krantz’s remarkable story of survival after being blown out of his B-29 on a bombing raid over Japan captivated readers across the U.S. and around the world.
Read moreThe Malmedy Massacre: News that hardened a nation
On Dec. 17, 1944, German troops gunned down more than 80 unarmed U.S. prisoners near Malmedy, Belgium. News of the atrocity was on front pages worldwide within a day.
Read moreSinking of the USS Tang: ‘Like the world coming to an end’
On Oct. 25, 1944, the USS Tang went down off the coast of China. It would take nearly a year for the true story behind the submarine’s fate to be told.
Read moreDorie Miller at Pearl Harbor: Telling a hero’s story
The heroic tale of Dorie Miller has become a familiar part of World War II lore, but it took months after the Pearl Harbor attack — and plenty of digging by one newspaper in particular — to bring Miller’s identity to light.
Read more43 Days: Vern Haugland’s fight to survive in New Guinea
Associated Press correspondent Vern Haugland bailed out of a B-26 over New Guinea on August 7, 1942 and spent the next six weeks in the jungle before wandering, delirious, into a native village. His diary chronicled a remarkable story of survival.
Read more‘Blackest’ days for war correspondents
As Allied forces drove toward Paris in August 1944, war correspondents had a firsthand reminder of the dangers of their chosen profession.
Read morePT-109: John F. Kennedy fights to survive in the Solomons
John F. Kennedy’s heroic brush with death aboard the PT-109 in August 1943 put him in the spotlight, and he soon carved out a public persona of his own.
Read moreSinking of the USS Indianapolis
By now most of us are familiar with the horrific details surrounding the sinking of the USS Indianapolis on July 30, 1945 — survivors adrift for days, fighting off sharks, delirious with thirst. Read about how the tragedy was reported at the time.
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